Garter



Feb. l0, 1925.

R. H. BIGGS GAMER Filed May 14 #vnf/WOR f? TTORN YS.

Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

ROBERT IIOARI) BIGGS, OF ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO, CANADA.

GAB-TER.

:Application mear/ray ifi, 1924. sez-iai' Narisos.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that 1,2ROBERT -Howann Bises, a subject of -the Kingof Great Britain, and a resident otl the city of St. Catharines, in the county ot Lincoln, in the Frovince ot Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Garters, of which the following is the specilication.

My invention relates yto .improvements in garters, and the object of .the inventionl is vto devise agarter which is not readily subject to wear, in which elastic fabric is dispenseel with and loss of resilience incident to the employment `of such fabric obviated, and which will therefore have a maximum life, and it consists essentially .off the arrangement and construction of yparts hereinafter more particularly described.

Fig. l is a general view showing my garter applied to the leg of a wearer.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspectivedetail of the main actuating portion of my garter.

i Fig. 3 is a sectional view through Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail ot the rear pad forming the body of my garter.

Fig. 5 is a pers ective detailorp .the front pad forming the ody of mygarter.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View on `line 6-6, Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a perspective detail of the antifriction plate which is securedto .the front pad illustrated in Fig. 5.

In the drawings like characters of re- 'ference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

rlhe body of my garter comprises i'ront pad l, and a rear pad 2, which are sewn together by lines of stitching 3.

lThe front pad l is provided with an oritice l* and a slotted arc shaped opening l", tor a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

rlhe rear pad 2 is pro-vided with a. tongued extension 2X -to which are secured dome tasteners 2, tor a` purpose which will here inate-r appear.

3 is a spring, the body ot'A the spring being formed annular and preferably of round tempered wire, having the ends 3X and 3 overlapping as clearly indicated in Fig. 2.

The outer extremities of the-ends 3X and 3 are turned radially outward to form arms i and 5, the extremities ot which are outturned, as indicated at 6 in Fig. 3.

tion of the body.

` base ywith a slightly Vopening 1 The body ot the spring Aformed bythe annular portion 3 is placed between the pads l and 2 and secured therebetween vby stitching 7 in proximity to thebottom poir- The Vradial .arms t and 5 extend upward between the pads, 4l extending to theorce 1X so that the ofutturned vportion 6 ot' thearm.extends through such orifice and protrudes beyond the front face of the pad l, the extreme outer end of .the arm being provided with a knobor other enlargement 8.

rIhe arm 5 1s provided in proximity to its ott-set portion 5X to enable the arm to pass through the slotted so that the major portion of the arin' is located at the outside ot the front .pad l.

The out-turned portion 6 otthearm 5 is provided with a knob 9.

l0 is a band ot' inelastic fabric provided with metal loops 11 and 12 at `its tree` ends, suoli. loops being oi common vconstruction. and provided centrally with slogttedtougues SX and 9X with which the knobs 8 and 9 engage in the usualrmanner.

13 is a. tab which is secured around the annular spring body 3 between the pads l and 2 so as to depend downward from the bottom ofthe pad, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2, such tab being provided with a *fastener or clip Mot usual construction and comprising a knob 16 which is inserted beneath theedge of thestocking 17X the enlarged portion of Vthe loop l5 being passed over the knob and then drawn upwardv so thatthe neck portion of the knob is drawn,

in to the narrowed lower portion. of the loop so as to clip the stocking fabric around the knob inthe usual manner.

The metal loop ll is passed overthe knob 8 which protrudes from Athe liront tace of the pad l, and is then drawn upward in an inclined direction yso that the neckot the knob 8 enters the narrowed portion ot the slotted tongue 8X. The corresponding `end of the band 10 is then detachably secured to the tongue .extension 2X by means o't the dome fastener membersQo and '10", vto securely connectthe corresponding end of the band lO to the garter body Jformed byA the pads l and 2.

The band l() is then passed around the leg et the wearer and the loop l). is engaged with the knob 9 when .in the position, lshown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the free end the farm V of the arm 5 being pushed over by the linger ot the wearer' to bring it into engagement with the loop. When the arm 5 is released by the linger, such arm exerts on the band the required tension to give it the desired elasticity. By this means a resilient connection is t'orined so that there will. be an elastic give to the garter when on the leg of the wearer.

ln order to prevent the n'iovenient ot the arm 5 as it plays to and tro, due to the movement of the wearer, wearing out the tace of the pad 1, l provide an anti-triction pla-te 17 which is provided with edge slots 18 and 19 through which stitches 2() and 21 extend to secure the plate to the liront pad 1.

The arm 5 plays backwards and forwards upon the face ot' this plate, thereby relieving the wearthereot from the pad,

in order to prevent the pull upon the arm 5 exceeding the strength oi" the sp1-ino', l provide a stop rib 22 against which the arm 5 is tinally drawn .vhen a maximum pull is exerted thereon.

From this description it wlll be seen that l have devised a garter in which t-he ein ployment ot' an elastic band liable to quickly lose its elasticity is dispensed with, and b v which I am enabled to employ an inelasticy fabric which will not readily wear out and yet provide means whereby thegarter is resiliently held round the leg of the wearer so as to give and take with the movement ot the leg, expanding and contracting as required by such movement.

What I claim as my invention is:

1 A garter comprising` a body consisting ot' a front and rear pad secured together round their edges and having a perforation in the upper portion ot the Yfront pad at one side of the centre and an arc shaped lslotted opening in the lower portion ci the pad towards the opposite side ot the centre, a spring secured between the members of the body having diverging arms extending outward trom the point of attachment, one of such arms having an out-turned portion extending through the orifice of the front pad, and the other arm provided with an ott-set portion extending through the slotted opening of the front pad, and an inelastic band adapted to extend around the leg oi the wearer, and detachable connecting means between the ends ot' the band and the arms ot the spring.

2. A garter comprising a body consisting ot ay front and rear pad secured together around their edges and having a perforation in the upper portion of the front pad at one side ot the centre and an are shaped slotted opening in the lower portion oit the 'front pad towards the opposite side of the centre, a spring secured between the members of the body having' diverging arms extending upward from the point of attachnient, one of such arms having an outturned portion extending through the orii'ice of the front pad and the other arm provided with an olf-set portion extending through the slotted opening ot the front pad, an inelastic band adapted to extend around the leg of the wearer, detachable connecting means between the ends of the band and the arms of the spring', and an anti-friction shield secured to the outer tace of the front pad against which the movable arm ot the spring has movement.

3. A garter comprising a body consisting ot a iront and rear pad secured together around their edges and having a peri'ora` tion in the upper portion of the front pad at one side of the centre and an arc shaped slotted opening in the lower portion ol the pad towards the opposite side of the centre, a spring' secured between the members oi the body having dive-rging arms extending outward trom the point of attachment, one ot such arms having an out-turned portion extending through the orifice ot the iront pad and the other arm provided with an oit'- set portion extending through the slotted opening of the front pad, an inelastic band adapted to extend around the leg oi' the wearer. detach-able connecting means between the ends of they band and the arms ot' the spring, an fanti-friction shield secured to the outer tac-e of the iront pad against which the movable arm ot' the spring has uoveinent, and means carried by the shield ior limiting the outward movement o't' the movable arm.

4. garter comprising a body consisting ot a front and rear pad secured together round their edges and having' a perforation in the upper portion of the front pad at one side oit the centre fand an arc shaped slot-ted opening in the lower portion of the body towards the opposite side of tlie centre, a spring secured between the members of the body having diverging arms extending outward 'trom the point otl attachment, one ot' such arms having an out-turned portion extending through the orifice of the tront pad, and the other arm provided with an eifset portion extending through the slotted opening oi the front pad, an inelastic band adapted to extend around the leg ot' the. wearer, detachable connecting means between the ends of the bland and the arms ot' the spring, an anti-friction shield secured to the outer face of the front pad against which the movable arm of the spring has movement, and a rib extending outward troni the shield against which the movable spring` arm is drawn when at the limit oic its outward movement.

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